diff --git a/gnu/packages/ld-wrapper.in b/gnu/packages/ld-wrapper.in
index 24445eda12efbb1c99878c2c30ae1dd8d5484237..c1f2038acb61325e6e14a808f51a1f8acb8472f1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ld-wrapper.in
+++ b/gnu/packages/ld-wrapper.in
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ exec @GUILE@ -c "(load-compiled \"@SELF@.go\") (apply $main (cdr (command-line))
                        (begin
                          (format (current-error-port)
                                  "ld-wrapper: error: attempt to use \
-impure library ~s~%"
-                                 file)
+library outside of ~a: ~s~%"
+                                 %store-directory file)
                          (exit 1)))))
               '()
               library-files))